Prevalence of Low Income

Why is this important?

Low income residents have difficulty meeting their basic needs, which can affect their health and well-being.1

How is this measured?

We use tax-filer data from Statistics Canada to measure the percentage of people in Peel that fall below the After-Tax Low Income Measure.

The After-Tax Low Income Measure is a complex formula that adjusts for factors like household income, number of people in the household, etc.

What progress are we making?

In 2015, 16.4% of Peel residents were considered low income as per the After Tax Low Income Measure. This has decreased from 17% in 2014.The rate for Peel has been similar to Ontario overall. The Ontario rate decreased to 14.3% in 2015 from 15.1% in 2014.